The Roma population is Romania's second largest ethnic minority. According to estimates by the Council of Europe the Roma make up 6 to 12 percent of the total population.
... See More + Given the lack of ethnically disaggregated data and common reluctance among Roma families to reveal their ethnic identity to officials, it remains difficult to precisely assess the size of the Roma population. Romania's Roma are among the most vulnerable population groups with key indicators of well-being lagging substantially behind the general population. The tremendous progress over the past two decades in raising incomes and converging with EU peers has not benefited all citizens equally. The latest data from the 2016 Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey (EU-MIDIS II) confirms that the Roma continue to be disproportionately affected by poverty, material deprivation, and lack of access to basic services. As is the case for most Central and Eastern European countries, the vast majority of Roma in Romania continues to live in poverty, and is substantially over-represented among the poor.
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